1999 US Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1999 US Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Martina Hingis
Score	6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Draw	128
Seeds	16

Serena Williams defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 6–3, 7–6^(7–4) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1999 US Open. It was her first major singles title, the first of an eventual Open Era joint-record six US Open titles, and the first of an eventual Open Era record 23 major singles titles. Williams became the first African American woman in the Open Era to win a singles major.

Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but lost to Williams in the semifinals.

Seeds

Martina Hingis (final)
Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
Venus Williams (semifinals)
Monica Seles (quarterfinals)
Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)
Amanda Coetzer (first round)
Serena Williams (champion)
Jana Novotná (third round)
Julie Halard-Decugis (fourth round)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (fourth round)
Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
Barbara Schett (quarterfinals)
Dominique Van Roost (third round)
Sandrine Testud (second round)
Amélie Mauresmo (fourth round)
Conchita Martínez (fourth round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals

1	Martina Hingis	6	6

	Anke Huber	2	0
					1	Martina Hingis	6	4	6

					3	Venus Williams	1	6	3
3	Venus Williams	6	6

12	Barbara Schett	4	3
										1	Martina Hingis	3	6⁴

										7	Serena Williams	6	7⁷
7	Serena Williams	4	6	6

4	Monica Seles	6	3	2
					7	Serena Williams	6	1	6

					2	Lindsay Davenport	4	6	4
5	Mary Pierce	2	6	5

2	Lindsay Davenport	6	3	7

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

1	M Hingis	6	7
	K Hrdličková	1	5		1	M Hingis	6	6
WC	J Hopkins	4	2			S Pitkowski	1	1
	S Pitkowski	6	6							1	M Hingis	6	6
Q	S Klösel	6	6							Q	S Klösel	3	1
WC	Z Lešenarová	4	3		Q	S Klösel	6	7⁷
	S Kleinová	7⁷	3	5		J Chi	4	6⁴
	J Chi	6⁵	6	7										1	M Hingis	6	7
	C Torrens Valero	3	5											10	A Sánchez Vicario	4	5
	P Schnyder	6	7			P Schnyder	6	3	6
	É Loit	0	4			L Raymond	3	6	3
	L Raymond	6	6								P Schnyder	2	2
	N Pratt	6	6							10	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	M Tu	4	2			N Pratt	2	2
	J Dokić	5	1		10	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
10	A Sánchez Vicario	7	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

15	A Mauresmo	6	6
	J Henin	1	4		15	A Mauresmo	4	6	6
	K Brandi	3	6⁵			M de Swardt	6	1	3
	M de Swardt	6	7⁷							15	A Mauresmo	6	6
	M Lučić	6	6								T Snyder	4	3
WC	E deLone	3	3			M Lučić	5	3
	Ľ Cervanová	1	5			T Snyder	7	6
	T Snyder	6	7											15	A Mauresmo	4	4
	S Talaja	6	2	0											A Huber	6	6
	A Huber	2	6	6		A Huber	6	7⁷
WC	J Craybas	2	2			A Kremer	1	6⁵
	A Kremer	6	6								A Huber	6	6
Q	T Križan	6	6							8	J Novotná	3	2
	M Shaughnessy	3	3		Q	T Križan	0	3
	S-t Wang	2	2		8	J Novotná	6	6
8	J Novotná	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

3	V Williams	6	6
Q	T Poutchek	1	2		3	V Williams	6	6
	A-G Sidot	4	6	6		A-G Sidot	4	3
	L Courtois	6	4	2					3	V Williams
	L Bacheva	1	4							H Nagyová	w/o
	H Nagyová	6	6			H Nagyová	6	6
Q	M Grzybowska	6	6		Q	M Grzybowska	4	3
	J Nejedly	1	4										3	V Williams	2	6	6
Q	A Myskina	6	6											MJ Fernández	6	1	0
Q	L McShea	3	2		Q	A Myskina	5	5
	M Oremans	6	4	2		MJ Fernández	7	7
	MJ Fernández	3	6	6						MJ Fernández	7	6
	R Grande	7⁹	4	6					13	D Van Roost	5	0
	B Schwartz	6⁷	6	4		R Grande	3	3
	M Drake	1	0		13	D Van Roost	6	6
13	D Van Roost	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

12	B Schett	6	6
Q	T Singian	0	1		12	B Schett	6	6
Q	Å Carlsson	6	6		Q	Å Carlsson	4	2
	A Glass	0	2							12	B Schett	6	6
	A Hopmans	7⁷	6								V Ruano Pascual	1	0
	E Wagner	6¹	3			A Hopmans	4	1
	E Gagliardi	2	4			V Ruano Pascual	6	6
	V Ruano Pascual	6	6											12	B Schett	6	6
	E Likhovtseva	6⁵	6	6											E Likhovtseva	0	1
Q	C Cristea	7⁷	4	1		E Likhovtseva	6	6
	D Chládková	3	4		Q	T Pisnik	2	3
Q	T Pisnik	6	6								E Likhovtseva	6	6
	T Tanasugarn	7⁷	6								I Spîrlea	1	3
	T Panova	6⁴	1			T Tanasugarn	6	5	3
	I Spîrlea	6	7			I Spîrlea	4	7	6
6	A Coetzer	1	5

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

7	S Williams	6	6
	K Po	1	0		7	S Williams	6	6
Q	J Kostanić	2	6	6	Q	J Kostanić	4	2
WC	M Washington	6	4	1						7	S Williams	4	6	7
	N Dechy	6	0	2							K Clijsters	6	2	5
Q	A Gerši	4	6	6	Q	A Gerši	3	2
Q	A Barna	5	1			K Clijsters	6	6
	K Clijsters	7	6												7	S Williams	4	6	6
	F Zuluaga	6	6												16	C Martínez	6	2	2
WC	L Granville	1	2			F Zuluaga	6	3	1
	E Dementieva	6	6			E Dementieva	4	6	6
	C Papadáki	2	2								E Dementieva	2	6	4
	K Srebotnik	1	4							16	C Martínez	6	2	6
	A Dechaume-Balleret	6	6			A Dechaume-Balleret	0	0
	C Rubin	2	3		16	C Martínez	6	6
16	C Martínez	6	6

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

11	N Tauziat	6	6
	A Stevenson	2	2		11	N Tauziat	7	4	6
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	5	6	6		M Sánchez Lorenzo	5	6	1
Q	J Lee	7	3	4						11	N Tauziat	3	6	1
	J Capriati	6	7								J Capriati	6	1	6
	I Majoli	1	5			J Capriati	5	6	6
	L Golarsa	2	1			S Noorlander	7	1	4
	S Noorlander	6	6													J Capriati	4	3
	K Habšudová	6	6												4	M Seles	6	6
	L Němečková	3	1			K Habšudová	2	6	5
	A Sugiyama	7⁷	6			A Sugiyama	6	4	7
	A Smashnova	6⁵	4								A Sugiyama	2	3
Q	M Vento	4	0							4	M Seles	6	6
	S Farina	6	6			S Farina	2	3
	B Rittner	1	1		4	M Seles	6	6
4	M Seles	6	6

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

5	M Pierce	6	7
	S Načuk	3	5		5	M Pierce	6	6
	G León García	6	7⁷			G León García	2	3
	B Rippner	4	6⁴							5	M Pierce	6	7⁷
	O Barabanschikova	4	4								Á Montolio	0	6⁴
	Á Montolio	6	6			Á Montolio	7⁷	6
WC	M Middleton	4	1			P Suárez	6⁵	2
	P Suárez	6	6												5	M Pierce	6	7⁸
	L Osterloh	5	3													S Appelmans	3	6⁶
WC	S Reeves	7	6		WC	S Reeves	4	7⁷	3
Q	J Kandarr	2	6³			S Appelmans	6	6⁵	6
	S Appelmans	6	7⁷								S Appelmans	0	6	6
	M Serna	6	1	7⁸							M Serna	6	1	3
	E Callens	3	6	6⁶		M Serna	6	6
	M Weingärtner	6⁴	4		14	S Testud	3	3
14	S Testud	7⁷	6

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

9	J Halard-Decugis	6	5	6
	C Black	3	7	3	9	J Halard-Decugis	6	6
	F Li	6	6			F Li	2	4
	P Stoyanova	1	3							9	J Halard-Decugis	5
	S Plischke	6	6								A Cocheteux	2	r
	A Molik	3	2			S Plischke	3	6	3
	A Cocheteux	6	6			A Cocheteux	6	4	6
	E Tatarkova	3	3											9	J Halard-Decugis	1	2
	N Zvereva	6	6											2	L Davenport	6	6
	I Gorrochategui	2	2			N Zvereva	2	4
	A Miller	2	6	3		A Frazier	6	6
	A Frazier	6	3	6							A Frazier	1	1
	R Dragomir	6	5	6						2	L Davenport	6	6
	R Kuti-Kis	1	7	4		R Dragomir	0	2
	C Morariu	0	3		2	L Davenport	6	6
2	L Davenport	6	6

Qualifying draw

External links

1999 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
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